Christmas nativity stable with a christmas tree stand



Dec. 31, 1963 3,116,096

CHRISTMAS NATIVITY STABLE WITH A CHRISTMAS TREE STAND Filed Nov. 17, 1959 T. J.- KAVANAGH 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 FIGURE I FIGURE 11 5 INVENTOR.

Dec. 31, 1963 'r. J. KAVANAGH 3,116,096

CHRISTMAS NATIVITY STABLE WITH A CHRISTMAS TREE STAND Filed Nov. 1'7, 1959 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 FIGURE JII'.

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1963 T. J. KAVANAGH 3, 6,096

CHRISTMAS NATIVITY STABLE WITH A CHRISTMAS TREE STAND Filed Nov. 17, 1959 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 FlGURE 1 I NVEN TOR.

Dec. 31, 1963 T. J. KAVANAGH 3,116,096

CHRISTMAS NATIVITY STABLE WITH A CHRISTMAS TREE STAND Filed Nov. 17; 1959 5 Sheets-SheetA FIGURE :21

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Dec.'-31, 1963 T. J. KAVANAGH 3,116,096

CHRISTMAS NATIVITY STABLE WITH A CHRISTMAS TREE STAND Filed Nov. 17, 1959 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 IN VEN TOR.

United States Patent 3,116,096 CHRESTMAS NATKVHTY STABLE WITH A CHRHSTMAS TREE STAND Thomas J. Kavanagh, 206 E. 83rd St., New York, N.Y. Filed Nov. 17, 1959, Ser. No. 853,635 2 Claims. (Cl. $12-$04) This invention relates to a new and useful, two chamber, Christmas nativity stable consisting of a lower chamber, or stable proper, in which is housed the nativity tableau, and an upper chamber, above the stable proper, in which is housed a novel Christmas tree stand, concealed by a novel, mobile, two section, gabled roof with apertures cut in each section of said roof, to permit closing around IZL Christmas tree trunk, which two sections slide downward, at about 45 degree angles to the vertical sides of said stable, when being opened to insert the Christmas tree in the Christmas tree stand in said upper chamber, and which slide upwards again when being closed around said Christmas tree trunk after it has been inserted in the Christmas tree stand in said upper chamber; the lower chamber, or stable roper, is equipped at the front with a hinged door which opens outward and downward to the level of the stable floor to reveal the nativity tableau in said stable, and said door when open reveals affixed to its exposed surface various pieces of nativity statuary such as sheep, camels, shepherds, and Wisemen; so that this invention presents to the eye when displayed a Christmas nativity stable, with appropriate nativity statuary affixed thereto, surmounted with a Christmas tree apparently growing out of the roof thereof.

The objects of this invention are:

1) To provide a permanently useful Christmas nativity stable which, by reason of a built in Christmas tree stand, which is readily accessible beneath a novel sliding roof, will permit a display, as a single unit, of said Christmas nativity stable with a Christmas tree on top apparently growing out of said roof.

(2) To provide a permanently useful Christmas nativity stable which, by reason of a hinged front door, can be opened for display, or closed as a compact unit for storage, in a few seconds.

(3) To provide a permanently useful Christmas nativity stable which by virtue of having nativity statuary afiixed to the stable floor and roof inside, and to the exposed surface of the open stable door, can be displayed without expending time or effort to arrange and set up said nativity statuary in said Christmas nativity stable.

Objects relating to details and economies of this invention, as well as other objects and advantages will appear from the description below. The invention is defined and pointed out in the claims.

A preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application, and in which like numerals are used to designate like parts throughout the same:

FIGURE I is a perspective view, from a position directly in front and above said Christmas nativity stable, showing, in a closed position, the novel, mobile, two section, gabled roof, with semi-circular apertures cut in each section to permit closing said roof around a Christmas tree trunk.

FIGURE II is a perspective View, from a position directly in front of and above said Christmas nativity stable, showing, in an open position, the novel, mobile, two section, gabled roof, with semi-circular apertures out in each section to permit closing said roof around a Christmas tree trunk.

FEGURE H1 is a perspective view, from a position to the right side and above said Christmas nativity stable, showing, in an open position, the hinged door which is "ice attached to the front lower chamber, or stable proper, of said Christmas nativity stable.

FIGURE IV is a perspective view, from a position to the right side and above said Christmas nativity stable, showing, in a closed position, the hinged door which is attached to the front lower chamber, or stable proper, of said Christmas nativity stable.

FIGURE V is a perspective view, from a position to the right side and above said Christmas nativity stable showing the novel, mobile, two section, gabied roof, with tongue and groove for sliding, and with semi circular apertures in each section to permit closing it around a Chrismas tree trunk, in an open position, revealing the upper chamber of said Christmas nativity stable with the novel Christmas tree stand affixed therein, (and with three circular apertures for conventional iilumination by electricity of said Christmas nativity stable.

FIGURE VI shows a detail of the novel Christmas tree stand housed in the upper chamber of the Christmas nativity stable.

FIGURE VII is a perspective view from a position slightly to the right side and above said Christmas nativity stable, showing said Christmas nativity stable, nativity statuary in place therein, and a Christmas tree on top displayed as a single unit.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the Christmas nativity stable is wooden and consists of a lower and upper chamber formed as hereinafter described:

The lower chamber of said stable is comprised of a rectangular floor 9, two square sides ii and 12, secured to said floor 9 by nails, a rectangular ceiling it), secured to the tops of said sides 11 and M by nails; a front door 13, which is attached by hinges 14 and :15 to the floor 9, which closes up the front of said lower chamber, and finally completing said lower chamber is the rear of said stable 16, which consists of boards secured by nails to the floor 9, and to the sides 11 and 12, and to the ceiling in of said stable, and which are cut to form an arch extending about eight inches above the ceiling it The upper chamber of said stable is comprised of that portion of the rear 16 of said stable which extends about eight inches above the ceiling iii, and in front is covered by a triangular front section 17, the apex of which extends, like the rear, about eight inches above the ceiling is, which triangular section 17 is secured to the lower chambers ceiling it by nails and metal braces; the lower chambers ceiling lb constitutes the floor of the upper chamber; finally completing the upper chamber is the roof consisting of two stationary grooved sections 5 and 7 secured to the rear 16 by nails, and two identical stationary grooved sections 6 and 8 secured to the triangular section 17 at the front of the upper chamber by nails; and the mobile sections of the gabled roof numbered 1 and 2, which sections slide between the stationary grooved sections 5 and 6, and '7 and 8 respectively.

In FIGURE I, which illustrates the manner in which the mobile sections of the roof work, the mobile section 1 of the roof has been slid up between the grooved stationary sections 5 and 6 to a closed position; and likewise the mobile section section 2 of the roof has been slip up between the grooved stationary sections 7 and 8 to a closed position, bringing the semi circular aperture 3 in the roofs mobile section 1, into a position contiguous to the semi circular aperture in the roofs mobile section 2 thus forming a full circular aperture 4-3 in the center of the roof sufficient to accommodate a Christmas tree trunk.

in FIGURE II, which illustrates the manner in which the mobile sections of the roof work, the mobile section 1 of the roof has been slid down between the grooved stationary sections 5 and 6 to an opened position; and likewise the mobile section 2 of the roof has been slid down between the grooved stationary sections 7 and 8 to an opened position revealing the floor Id of the upper chamber, and the rear 16 of the stable. It is in this opened position that the mobile roof permits the insertion in and an adjustment of a Christmas tree in the Christmas tree stand housed in said upper chamber and shown in detail in FIGURES V and VI.

In FIGURE III, which illustrates how the front door of the stable works, the door 13 of the lower chamber is opened and the hinges l4 and 15, on which it swings open and shuts are exposed to View, and the empty interior of the lower chamber, or stable proper is revealed. In FIGURE III the mobile roof is in a closed position.

In FIGURE IV, which illustrates how the front door of the stable works, the door 13 is closed, and conceals the interior of the lower chamber of said stable; on the outside of said door there is, affixed by a screw, a small rectangular block of wood 18, which serves as a door knob when opening the said door and as a support for said door, when opened, to insure it being level with the floor of the stable when opened as in FIGURE III. In this FIGURE IV, the Christmas nativity stable is shown with the mobile roof in a closed position, along with the front door in a closed position and thus illustrates how the stable can be stored away as a compact unit when not in use.

In FIGURE V, which illustrates the mobile sections of the roof in an open position and shows in detail how the mobile sections of the roof work by reason of being fashioned with tongues along the edges, like the tongue shown at 19, which tongues are constructed to slide through the stationary grooves, like the groove shown at 24), which grooves are cut in the stationary sections of the roof, like the stationary section shown at 6. The FIG- UME V also reveals the interior of the upper chamber of the stable showing how the Christmas tree stand pointed out, but not described in detail, by numeral 21, which Christmas tree stand is screwed by screws 22 and 23 into the floor ll? of said upper chamber of said stable. This FIGURE V also reveals the circular aperture 24 in the rear of said upper chamber through which aperture conventional electric light wire will be introduced, and the circular aperture 2 in the floor of the upper chamber through which a conventional electric light bulb will be introduced to illuminate the lower chamber; and I,

the circular aperture 26 in the triangular front portion of the upper chamber, through which an electric light bulb in the form of a Christmas star will be ailixed.

In FIGURE VI, which is a detail of the Christmas tree stand to be housed in the upper section of the stable,

the Christmas tree stand is comprised of three upright steel braces 27, 2'8, 29, about one inch wide and about five inches tall, with a circular coil of strap iron 30 about three quarters of an inch wide, and of fixed diameter, determined by the limit of the size or" the Christmas tree trunk to be used with the particular Christmas nativity stable, said coil of strap iron being secured to the top of said braces by screws and nuts 32, 33, 34-; and another such coil 31 of stnap iron is secured to the said braces 27, 2%, 29 about an inch from the bot-tom of said braces by screws and nuts 35, ss, 37; at evenly spaced intervals around the upper coil 30 of strap iron, quarter inch screws 38, 39, 40 are screwed through nuts visible at 41 and 4-2, which are soldered in place over perforations in the strap iron coil 3%; on the outside ends of the screws 38, 39, 40, wing nuts 43, 44, 45 are secured by nuts 46, 47, 43, and serve as tightening devices to secure the Christmas tree securely and in proper alignment in said Christmas tree stand; similar screws 49, 5t), 51 at similarly even spaced intervals around the lower coil of a strap iron 31, are screwed through similar nuts visible at 52, similarly soldered in place over perforations in the strap iron coil 31; similarly on the outside ends of the screws 49, 5d, 51 wing nuts 53, 54-, 55 are secured by nuts 56, 5'1", and 58 and serve as tightening devices to secure the Christmas tree securely and in proper alignment in said Christmas tree stand; finally said Christmas tree stand is secured to the floor of the upper chamber of said Christmas nativity stable by screws visible at 23 and 2.2, which screw through the portion of the steel braces which are bent at right angles to the upright portions shown at 27, 28, 29, and which bent portions therefore are flush with the floor of said upper chamber as shown at 5% and 69. This Christrnas tree stand is unique in that it is especially designed, by reason of the static diameter of the coils, to accommodate only Christmas trees of a size properly proportionate to the size of the Christmas nativity stable desired.

In FIGURE VII, which illustrates the Christmas. nativ ity stable as it appears when displayed with a Christmas tree secured by the concealed Christmas tree stand beneath the mobile sections of the roof which are shown closed with the trunk of the Christmas tree 61, protruding through the circular aperture 43; the electrically lighted Christmas star protrudes shining through the aperture 26 in the triangular front section 17 of the upper chamber, the walls ll, :12, and I6 surrounding the; lower chamber are illuminated on their interior sides by an electric light bulb protruding through the aperture 25 in the ceiling of the lower chamber; the nativity tableau. within the lower chamber of the stable is afiixed firmly by glue or other means to the floor of the stable 9; the stable door 13 is open on its hinges 14 and 15; and allixed by glue or other means to the exposed surface of the open door 13, are other appropriate figures that. complete the nativity tableau.

It is possible that changes may be made in the form,

structure and arrangement of parts without departing. Accordingly applicant from the spirit of the invention. does not desire to be limited to the specific embodiment disclosed herein primarily for the purpose of illustration, but instead desires protection falling fairly within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is new and desire to protect by Letters Patent of the United States is:

l. A Christmas nativity stable consisting of a lower rectangular chamber, illuminated by conventional electrical means introduced through apertures cut in the roar of said stable and in the ceiling of said lower chamber, such lower chamber housing an aflixed nativity tableau, and also consisting of an upper chamber housing a Christmas tree stand concealed by a novel, mobile, gabled roof capable of being slid open and shut f r t purposes of inserting a Christmas tree in said Christmas tree stand, thus permitting a display, as a single unit, of said Christmas nativity stable with a Christmas tree 0 top apparently growing out of the roof of said stable.

2. A novel, mobile, gabled roof, forming the upper chamber of a two chamber Christmas nativity stable, said gabled roof comprising a body having a stationary bottom, front end, and rear end, said ends comprising identical triangular shaped planes, affixed to the front a rear edges of said bottom and standing vertically, oppo' site and parallel to each other, the upper edges of each triangular plane being mounted with stationary strips of grooved wood, and a mobile cover, or roof proper, comprising two members disposed side by side, at the same pitch as that formed by the apex of said triangular shaped front and rear ends, and contiguous at said apex with semi circular apertures cut in the center of the contiguous edges of each member to permit insertion of the trunk of a Christmas tree in said upper chamber, and slidable, on tongues fashioned on the front and rear sides of said members, downwardly along the grooved stationary strips when being opened to insert a Christmas tree in said upper chamber and likewise slidable upwardly along said grooved stationary strips when being closed around the trunk of said inserted Christmas tree.

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1. A CHRISTMAS NATIVITY STABLE CONSISTING OF A LOWER RECTANGULAR CHAMBER, ILLUMINATED BY CONVENTIONAL ELECTRICAL MEANS INTRODUCED THROUGH APERTURES CUT IN THE REAR OF SAID STABLE AND IN THE CEILING OF SAID LOWER CHAMBER, SUCH LOWER CHAMBER HOUSING AN AFFIXED NATIVITY TABLEAU, AND ALSO CONSISTING OF AN UPPER CHAMBER HOUSING A CHRISTMAS TREE STAND CONCEALED BY A NOVEL, MOBILE, GABLED ROOF CAPABLE OF BEING SLID OPEN AND SHUT FOR THE PURPOSES OF INSERTING A CHRISTMAS TREE IN SAID CHRISTMAS TREE STAND, THUS PERMITTING A DISPLAY, AS A SINGLE UNIT, OF SAID CHRISTMAS NATIVITY STABLE WITH A CHRISTMAS TREE ON TOP APPARENTLY GROWING OUT OF THE ROOF OF SAID STABLE. 